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LIST  OF  MEDICINES 

PREPARED  BY  THE 

Oregon  Indian  Medicine  Co. 

INDIAN  KA-TON-KA,  Bottles- 
Price,  $1.00  per.Bottle,  six  for  $5.00 

INDIAN  KA-TON-KA,  Powdered- 
Price,  50  cents,  three  for  $1.00 

NEZ.  PERCE,  CATARRH  SNUFF— 

Price,  50  cents,  three  for  $1.00 

INDIAN  COUGH  SYRUP— 

Price,  50  cents,  three  for  $1,25 

NIODOC  OIL,  Pannel  Bottles- 
Price,  25  cents,  five  for  $1.00 

DONALD  MCKAY'S  INDIAN  WORM  ERADICATOR- 

Price,  25  cents,  five  for  $1.00 

WARM  SPRING  CONSUMPTION  CURE- 

Price,  $5.00  per  Bottle,  $50.00  per  doz. 

Col.  T.  A.  EDWARDS, 

General  Manager,  U,  S.  A* 


,,  *      n-vr-rv      Special  inducements  offered 
AGENTS  WANTED,    to  Agents,  male  or  female,  to 
sell  tHe  above  Medicines.    Write  for  Circular  containing  Pr 
List  to  Agents. 


Col.  T.  A.  EDWARDS,  Manager. 

Oregon  Indian  Medicine  Co., 

»,  "U".  s,  J^ 


Tills  Cut  is  a  Correct  Lite- 
ness  Of  THE  LITTLE    " 
PflPOOSE 


-CA-LE-TA 


Which  means  FIRST 
SON.  This  little  native 
is  tied  ,to  a  board  after 
the  fashion  of  his  people. 
His  board  (or  bed)  is 
made  soft  and  easy,  and 
decorated  in  the  most 
beautiful  fashion  with  ribbons  of  differ 
ent  bright  colors  which  suits  the  taste 
of  the  mother.  By  this  arrangement  the 
little  one  is  kept  warm  and  comfortable, 
and  its  limbs  are  kept  straight  until  the 
child  is  about  fifteen  or  eighteen  months 
of  age.  The  spine  by  this  is  kept  straight 
and  free  from  curvature.  This  little 
papoose  is  the  son  of  American  Horse 
and  Dove  Wing,  and  was  born  in  Octo 
ber,  1885. 


Luk-Cay-Oti,  or  Spotted  Wolf. 


ti,  or  Spotted  Jf'olf,  is  a  splendid  specimen  of  his  race, 
the  Great  Pawnee  Tribe  of  Indians,  whose  cunning,  courage,  and 
daring  places  them  in  the  front  rank  with  the  large  and  warlike  tribes  of  this 
continent. 

Like  the  Warm  Spring  Indians,  the  Pawnees  have  served  the  United 
States  Government  an  many  occasions ;  and  all  tribes  who  were  hostile  to  the 
Government  were  the  Pawnees'  natural  enemies.  The  great  tribe  of  Snake  Indi 
ans,  who,  for  many  years,  were  raiding  the  country  from  the  Rockies  to  the 
Cascades,  making  the  country  hot  for  white  settlers  as  well  as  the  friendly  tribes, 
whenever  they  ventured  east  of  the  Kockies,  the  Pawnees  gave  them  battle,  and 
when  they  came  too  far  west  the  Warm  Springs  were  ready  to  offer  them  hos 
tile  reception.  In  1865  the  Snakes  surprised  a  small  village  of  Pawnees.  They 
captured  and  held  as  prisoners  some  of  the  Pawnee  women  and  children,  and 
carried  them  west  of  the  Kockies.  LuJt-  Cay-  Oti  and  his  mother  were 
among  the  prisoners.  The  following  year  the  Government  were  endeav 
oring  to  punish  the  Snake  Indians  for  their  cruel  and  savage  raids  upon  while 
settlers  in  Oregon.  General  George  Crook,  commanding  the  forces,  found 
that  it  was  alrflost  impossible  to  operate  against  them  with  an  army  encum 
bered  with  wagon  trains,  supplies,  and  ammunition.  Donald  M.cKay,  at 
the  head  of  two  hundred  Warm  Spring  Indians,  was  employed  by  the  Gov 
ernment  to  fight  the  Snakes ;  and  in  the  winter  season,  when  the  troops  were 
snug  in  winter  quarters,  the  Warm  Spring  Indians  commenced  to  raid  their 
enemies,  being  armed  and  equipped  by  the  Government.  They  soon  had  the 
Snakes  running,  and  they  kept  them  running,  taking  scalps,  ponies,  and  peltries; 
they  drove  them  over  four  hundred  miles,  forced  them  into  the  mountains, 
where  the  snows  were  deep;  they  compelled  them  through  starvation  to  sur 
render.  Among  the  prisoners  taken  was  a  little  boy,  the  Pawnee  prisoner.  His 
mother  had  been  killed  by  the  Snakes  to  prevent  her  escaping  to  her  own  tribe 
and  telling  how  the  Snakes  were  being  whipped  by  the  Warm  Springs.  • 

The  little  Pawnee  was  taken  by  the  Warm  Springs  to  their  Reservation, 
and  raised  among  them;  he  speaks  their  dialect.  As  he  grew  up  he  exhibited 
a  restless  desire  to  leave  his  friends;  and,  although  he  knew  nothing  of  his 
own  people,  he  was  uneasy  west  of  the  Rockies.  He  was  handsome,  straight, 
supple,  and  ambitious,  uneasy  to  go  away ;  and  when  the  Warm  Spring  warriors, 
who  had  taken  him  from  his  enemies,  returned  from  their  trip  to  Europe,  and 
came  back  to  the  Reservation  and  told  of  the  countries  they  had  seen,  he  de 
clared  that  when  any  more  of  the  Indians  went  east  to  join  the  show  he  would 
go,  too.  Donald  McKay  sent  him  east,  in  July,  1883,  to  join  the  Warm  Spring 

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Indian  show  that  was  then  traveling  in  Pennsylvania.  Col.  Edivarcls,  the 
manager,  received  the  young  fellow,  and  placed  him  on  the  stage  to  participate 
in  giving  to  the  white  people  the  ceremonies,  habits,  and  customs  of  the  Indi 
ans.  The  Young  Pawnee  soon  began  to  look  around,  and,  being  quick  of 
observation,  he  concluded  he  could  show  the  white  people  that  he  could  learn 
their  manner  of  entertaining  audiences ;  and  whenever  he  got  an  opportunity  he 
practiced  bending  and  posturing.  In  a  short  time  he  could  do  most  of  the  tricks 

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usually  practiced  by  the  professional  contor 
tionist.  His  lithe  form,  his  compact  frame,  his 
dogged  determination  to  accomplish,  soon  made 
him  a  favorite  with  the  audiences  wherever 
he  exhibited,  and  not  having  any  one  to  show 
him  the  regular  routine  of  tricks  usually  prac 
ticed  by  the  professional,  he  mastered  and  \ 
produced  some  that  had  never  been  done  by 
any  other  athlete.  His  fine  figure  excites  ad 
miration  as  he  stands  in  unstudied  and  natural 
attitude.  His  movements,  snake-like,  are  po 
etical  grace  unaffected,  while  his  quick  and 
rapid  movements  almost  bailie  the  eye  of  the 
beholder  as  he  writhes  in  a  succession  of  light 
ning-like  contortions. 

Although1  a  full-blooded  Pawnee  Indian,  his 
disposition  is  mild  and  rather  retiring,  thinking 
of  nothing  except  how  to  please  the  audiences  who  come  to  see  him.  He  does 
not  speak  English  very  well,  but  manages  to  make  himself  understood.  He  is 
one  of  the  principal  features  of  the  show  now  traveling  through  the  country  in- 
troduoing  their  Indian  medicines. 


[3] 


Col.  T.  A.  EDWARDS, 

MANAGER  WARM  SPRING  INDIAN  MEDICINE  CO. 

UJ 
FOR  SALE  BY  DRUGGISTS, 


COLONEL  T.  A.  EDWARDS, 

•  / 

THB  MAXAGER.  OF  TUB 

Warm  Spring  Indian  Show. 


Col.  Edwards  has  seen  much  of  frontier  life,  and  is  perhaps  the  best 
posted  man  on  Indian  life,  Indian  custoriis  and  habits  in  this  coun 
try.  He  has  been  the  Manager  of  the  Lava  Bed  Heroes  since 
1876;  and  their  great  success  in  selling  their  Medicines  is  largely 
<lue  to  his  skillful  and  energetic  management.  Whilst  Indians  as  a 
rule  are  very  suspicious  of  white  men,  the  Warm  Spring  In 
dians  have  always  placed  implicit  confidence  in  their  Manager. 
Donald  McKay,  the  Great  Indian  Warrior,  Scout, 
and  Guide,  showed  his  good  judgment,  as  well  as  his  strong 
.friendship,  when  he  placed  the  management  of  the  Oregon 
Indian  Medicine  Company  in  the  hands  of  the  Colonel. 
There  have  been  many  imitators  of  their  Medicines,  and  im 
postors  calling  themselves  Warm  Spring  Indians,  travel 
ing  throughout  the  country,  but  none  of  them  succeed  long,  for 
their  flimsy  pretext  of  calling  themselves  Indians,  and  their 
worse  imitation  of  their  medicines,  are  soon  discovered  by  the 
public  whom  they  are  trying  to  impose  upon.  The  Warm  Spring 
Indians  never  employ  white  performers  to  give  their  exhibi 
tions.  By  this  one  feature  alone  the  public  can  know  the  imita 
tors.  The  standing  figure  of  Donald  McKay  is  on  every 
bottle  of  I£a-Ton-Ka,  printed  in  colors  011  a  white  wrapper. 
The  ingredients  of  Ka-Ton-Ka  are  all  gathered  by  the  Warm 
Spring  Indians  in  Oregon  and  Washington  Territory.  They 
prepare  them  in  their  own  peculiar  manner ;  and  no  druggist  can 
duplicate  that  simple  Indian  preparation  from  his  extensive  stock 
•of  drugs,  and  all  his  experience  and  knowledge  combined.  If  the 
white  people  could  only  enjoy  the  splendid  health  of  the  Indian, 
what  a  happy  race  they  would  be ;  what  money  they  could  save 
in  doctor's  bills,  and  what  misery  they  would  avoid. 

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KA-TON-KA 

Ka-Ton-Ka  will  cure  Skin  diseases,  Caries  of  the  Bones,  Humors 
in  the  Blood,  Constitutional,  Chronic  and  Scrofulous  Diseases, 
Bad  Habit  of  Body,  Syphilis,  Fever  Sores,  Ulcers,  Salt  Rheum, 
Erysipelas,  Rickets,  Scald  Head,  Sore  Legs,  Cankers,  Glandular 
Swellings,  White  Swellings,  Nodes,  Sore  Ears,  Sore  Eyes,  Stru- 
mous  Discharges  from  the  Ear,  Opthalmia,  Itch,  Constitutional 
Debility,  Wasting  and  Decay  of  the  Body,  Skin  Eruptions,  Pimples 
and  Blotches,  Tumors,  Cancerous  Affections,  Water  Brash,  Chronic 
Rheumatism  and  Gout,  Boils,  Acne,  Pustules,  Sallow  Complexion, 
and  all  Female  Diseases. 

Ka-Ton-Ka  effects  a  rapid  and  permanent  cure  in  Scrofula. 

The   Blood. 

On  the  purity  of  the  blood  health  depends.  On  its  impurity, 
or  disturbance  of  its  circulation,  inflammation,  congestion  and  or 
ganic  derangements  take  place,  humors  are  formed  and  disease 
generated.  The  bones,  tissues,  muscles,  hair  nails,  all  receive  nu 
trition,  growth  and  perfection  of  development  from  the  blood. 
Hence  the  importance  of  pure  blood  to  keep  in  a  perfect  and 
healthy  condition  all  those  parts  of  the  body  that  serve  for  its  pro 
tection,  development,  ornament,  etc. 

KA-TON-KA 

used  with  half  the  confidence  you  bestow  upon  a  doctor  or  some 
other  medicines  that  are  being  advertised,  will  disgorge  the  Liver 
and  Kidneys  of  the  accumulated  blood  congestion,  relieve  the  nerve 
centers  from  the  effects  of  the  Malarial  poison,  and  restore  vitality 
to  the  paralyzed  parts  of  the  bile  ducts  and  urine-bearing  tubes. 
When  these  ends  are  accomplished,  the  poison  is  passed  out  through 
the  bladder  and  bowels,  and  the  system  gradually  recovers  health 
and  tone.  The  liver  should  excrete  two  and  one-half  pounds  of 
bile  daily.  The  kidneys  also  relieve  the  system  of  a  proportionate 
amount  of  poison.  When  either  organ  is  paralyzed  by  Malaria, 
the  worst  consequences  must  follow.  Much  of  what  is  called  Ma 
laria,  by  the  physicians,  is  in  reality  the  premonition  of  coming 
chronic  kidney  complaint,  and  if 

KA-TON-KA 

is  used  there  will  be  few  fatalities  to  chronicle  from  Malaria,  Liver 
Complaint,  or  Kidney  diseases. 

KA-TON-KA  is  put  up  in  large  bottles,  at  One  Dollar,  or  Six 
Bottles  for  Five  Dollars.  * 

White  wrapper,  red  Utters  and  a  picture  of  DONALD  McKAY in 
colors,  is  the  trade-mark.  None  genuine  without  it. 

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NAMES  OF  THE  INDIANS 

Comprising  this  Troupe. 

DONflLD  flMflY'S  HEROES  OF  THE  LBVfl  BEDS. 


INDIAN  WARRIORS, 

INDIAN  SQUAWS, 

INDIAN  PAPOOSES, 

INDIAN  BRAVES, 
INDIAN  INTERPRETERS, 

INDIAN  CHILDREN, 

INDIAN   TRAILERS, 

INDIAN  SCOUTS. 
CHIEF  AMERICAN  HORSE,  TRIBAL  CHIEF. 

AE-LE-TA  or  DOVE  WING  and  PAPOOSE. 
SCAR-FACE  BEAR,  GREAT  WAR  CHIEF. 

SPOTTED  WOLF,  PAWNEE  ATHLETE. 
KA-KOS-KA,  MEDICINE  MAN. 
SWIFT  RUNNER,  OVER  80  YEARS  OLD. 
OC-A-LA,  GOOD  WOMAN. 
•KAW-SHA-GANS,  RED  WILD  CAT. 
RED  LEAVES,  Half  Breed  Interpreter, 
FLUTTERING  WILLOW,The  Mother  Squaw. 
SUL-TE-WAN,  BRIGHT  SUN. 
WI-NE-MAH,  MOUNTAIN  BIRD. 


These  Indians  have  been  traveling  twelve  years,  two 
years  of  which  they  spent  in  Europe.  Their  Entertainment  con 
sists  of  the  Manners,  Habits,  Customs,  and  Ceremonies  of  a  Race 
of  People  once  powerful,  now  nearly  extinct. 

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CHIEF  AMERICAN  HORSE 

Is  a  young  Chief  of  the  Warm  Spring  Indians,  and  has  had  the 
control  of  the  Indians  traveling  with  the  troupe  who  are  intro 
ducing  their  medicines,  since  1876.  He  is  a  man  of  most  agreea- 
able  manners,  and  pleasant  to  all  who  have  business  with  him. 


His  influence  over  his  Indians  is  the  absolute  and  arbitrary  "  One- 
Man  Rule."  Peculiar  to  the  customs  of  the  Pacific  Coast  Indians, 
his  will  is  law,  and  the  Indians  well  know  that  every  promise  he 
makes  will  be  carried  out.  He  is  popular  with  all  white  people 
who  form  his  acquaintance.  Altogether,  he  is  a  man  of  charac 
ter,  and  takes  a  great  interest  in  the  success  of  his  people  selling- 
their  medicines. 

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NEZ  PERCE  CATARRH  REMEDY. 


NEZ  PERCE  CATARRH  REMEDY  instantly  relieves  and  per 
manently  cures  sneezing  or  head  colds,  called  acute  catarrh} 

thick,  yellow  and  foul  mattery  accumulations  in  the  nasal  pas 
sages,  called  chronic  catarrh,  rotting  and  sloughing  of  the 
bones  of  the  nose,  with  discharges  of  loathsome  matter  tinged 
with  blood,  and  ulcerations  often  extending  to  the  eye,  ear,  throat 
and  lungs,  called  iilcerative  catarrh.  Also,  nervous  head 
ache,  dizziness,  and  clouded  memory. 

This  great  local  remedy  for  the  imraedi- 
ate  relief  and  permanent  cure  of  every  form 
of  catarrh  is  prepared  only  by  the  Indians, 
and  contains  the  greatest  vegetable  heal 
ing  and  purifying  properties  known.  It  is 
inhaled,  thus  acting  directly  on  the  nasal 
passages,  which  it  instantly  cleanses  of  foul 
mucous  accumulations,  subduing  inflamma 
tion  when  extending  to  the  eye,  ear,  an<7 
throat,  restoring  the  senses  of  sight,  hear 
ing,  and  taste  when  effected,  lea'ving  the 
head  deodorized,  clear  and  open,  the  breath 
sweet,  the  breathing  easy,  and  every  sense 
in  a  grateful  and  soothed  condition.  It 
permeates  the  entire  mucous  membraneous 
system  which  it  purifies  of  the  acid  poison 
always,  present  in  catarrh ;  and  unless  the 
system  is  prostrated  by  scrofula  or  con 
sumption  beyond  recuperation,  it  will  ef 
fect  a  permanent  cure. 

jg^rN.  B. — We  particularly  solicit  those 
cases  which  have  been  the  rounds  of  the 
profession  at  home,  without  receiving  ben 
efit,  whether  suffering  from  chronic  nasal 
catarrh,  asthma,  or  pulmonary  consumption,  fully  realizing  that 
every  such  hopeless  case  that  we  restore  to  health  is  the  best  pos 
sible  advertisement  which  we  can  have.  We  never  give  encour 
agement  unless  very  sure  that  we  wean  greatly  benefit  or  cure  the 
case. 

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KAW-SHAW-GANCE, 

Or  RED  WILD  CAT. 


Kaw-Shaw-Gance,  or  Red  Wild  Cat,  is  a  full  blooded 
Indian  of  the  Warm  Spring  tribe  of  Indians,  whose  reser 
vation  is  located  in  Crook  County,  Oregon.  He  was  one 

of  the  seventy-one  who  were  em 
ployed  by  the  Government  to 
conquer  the  Modocs  in  1873.  He 
distinguished  himself  as  a  war 
rior,  brave,  fearless  and  persever 
ing.  The  conquering  of  Capt. 
Jack  and  his  hostile  band  was 
due  to  the  courage,  cunning  and 
subtlety  of  Warm  Spring  Indian 
scouts.  Red  Wild  Cat  was  fore 
most  in  his  zeal  and  ambition  to 
show  the  soldiers  what  stuff  he 
was  made  of,  and  he  received 
personal  recognition  from  Gen. 
Davis,  to  whom  he  turned  over 
some  of  the  prisoners  that  he  had 
captured.  He  has  been  traveling  with  the  Indians,  intro 
ducing  their  Indian  KA-TON-KA  for  several  years.  He 
is  a  valuable  exponent  of  the  rights  of  the  Indians,  and 
represents  manners,  habits  and  customs  of  his  rrace.  He 
exhibits  in  his  appearance  on  the  stage  the  characteristics 
that  distinguished  him  during  the  Modoc  war-bravery,  dash 
and  courage. 

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THE-  GREATEST.  OF-  ALL 


Perforam. 


A  Live  Singer. 

A  Remarkable 
Contortionist 

A  Fine  Dancer. 


A  Boy  of  Great 
Courage. 


A  Boy  of  Great 
Strength. 


A  Wonderful 
Rider. 


A  Swift  Runner 


He  Makes  Sick 
Men  Laugh. 


Sul-te-wan,  or  Bright  Sun, 

^LITTLE  INDIAN  BOY.» 


This  brave  little  fellow  is  the  son  of 

Scar  Face  Bear  and  Fluttering  Willow,  and  is  the  de 
light  of  the  people  wherever  he  performs. 
Bring  your  children  to  see  him. 


INDIAN  COUGH  SYRUP. 


A  rapid  cure  for  Coughs,  Colds,  and  all  dis 
eases  of  the  Throat9  Larynx  and  Lungs. 

Whether  arising  from  irritation  in  the  throat  or  larynx, 
resulting  from  taking  cold,  or  from  an  attack  of  bron 
chitis,  incipient  consumption,  or  other  cause,  nothing 
will  allay  a  cough  more  speedily  or  cure  it  more  per 
manently  than  the  Indian  Cough  Styrup;  whether 
recent,  acute,  lingering,  or  chronic,  it  is  equally  effica 
cious.  It  will  cure  a  cough  in  half  the  time  necessary 
to  cure  it  with  any  other  medicine,  not  by  drying  it  up,, 
but  by  subduing  irritation,  and  healing  the  affected  parts. 
The  soothing,  healing  and  invigorating  properties  of  this 
admirable  remedy  eminently  fit  it  for  the  relief  of  lungs 
lacerated  by  a  cough,  as  well  as  for  soothing  and  strength 
ening  all  the  organs  which  assist  in  respiration.  Coughs 
and  colds,  though  they  may  at  first  seem  trifling  ailments, 
are  fraught  with  great  peril.  The  inflammation,  begun 
in  the  throat  or  larynx,  has  an  active  tendency  to  travel 
downward  and  attack  the  lungs  or  bronchia,  and  where 
a  predisposition  to  pulmonary  phthisis  exists,  the  danger 
is  imminent. 

Especially  beware  of  a  dry,  hacking  cough ;  it  is  the 
sure  herald  of  consumption.  Arrest  the  progress  of  the 
destroyer  by  the  use  of  Indian  Cough  Syrup, 
which,  if  persisted  in,  will  eradicate  the  most  obstinate 
cough.  Do  not  abandon  its  use  because  a  few  doses  fail 
to  produce  the  desired  effect,  but  continue  it  and  a  cure 
will  most  certainly  follow.  Only  50  cents  per  bottle. 
See  that  it  has  a  Hed  Wrapper  with  a  cut  of 
Donald  McKay  sitting  on  a  rock.  There  are  many 
imitations.  Be  sure  to  get  the  genuine. 

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AE-LE-TA 


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Is  one  of  the  prominent  features  of  this  show.  She  is 
a  Pretty  Little  Squaw,  and  her  superb  head  of 

Long,  Blacfc  Hair  Incites  admiration. 

HER  VOICE  IS  K  MARVEL 

She  produces  those  Sweet,  Plaintive,  Melodious  Ca 
dences,  so  peculiar  to  her  race.  When  the  troupe  are 
singing  their 

-WILD  AND  WEIRU    SDNDS- 

The  Voice  of  Dove  Wing"  can  be  heard 

LIKE  THE  RIPPLING  OF  WATER, 

& 

Soothing   and   modifying  the    wild   tones    into    Musical 
Harmony. 


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THE  KA-TON-KA  DANCE. 

There  is  a  small  tribe  of  Indians  living  011  the  Deschutes 
River  near  the  Cascades,  a  small  tribe  of  Indians  called  the  Warm 
Spring  Indians.  They  are  made  up  of  remnants  of  tribes  that 
were  once  numerous  and  powerful.  At  certain  seasons  of  the  year 
the  Indians  gather  the  sage  that  covers  the  plains.  From  this,  with 
the  Oregon  grape  and  other  barks  and  roots,  they  make  a  decoction 
that  never  fails  to  cure  Scrofula  and  Blood  taints.  The  sailors  and 
prospectors,  who  in  their  mad  rush  for  wealth  came  to  that  coun 
try  in  early  days,  searching  for  gold  and  engaging  in  the  salmon 
fisheries,  nearly  decimated  many  of  the  tribes  of  Indians  by  spread 
ing  blood  poisoning  diseases  amongst  them  before  their  native  in 
stinct  taught  them  how  to  combat  this  curse  of  civilization.  They 
celebrate  the  gathering  and  making  of  this  medicine  by  a  dance, 
which  is  known  as  the  Ka-Ton-Ka  Dance.  A  party  of  European 
tourists  and  pleasure-seekers  visiting  the  Cascade  Mountains  last 
summer,  saw  the  Indians  dancing  this  new  medicine  dance,  and 
were  surprised  at  the  stories  the  Indians  told  them  of  the  remark 
able  cures  effected  by  the  use  of  this  medicine,  and  how  the  tribes 
were  saved  annihilation  from  the  poisonous  blood  taints  introduced 
by  the  white  man. 


..0*0" 


COL.  T.  A.  EDWARDS. 

Col.  T.  A.  Edwards  became  identified  with  the  Warm  Spring 
Indians  in  1866,  when  he  was  bearer  of  dispatches,  carrying  mes 
sages  from  one  military  post  to  another,  making  long  rides  through 
a  country  infested  by  hostile  Indians.  The  Warm  Springs  were 
employed  by  the  Government  guarding  mail  routes  and  keeping 
open  communication  from  one  fort  to  another,  and  on  many  oc 
casions  they  saved  his  life  and  helped  him  through  difficulties 
that  were  constantly  presenting  themselves.  In  the  Modoc  war, 
the  Warm  Spring  scouts,  under  Donald  McKay,  (the  greatest  In 
dian  fighter  that  ever  lived,)  often  assisted  Edwards  i»  his  perilous 
duty  by  informing  him  of  the  whereabouts  of  hostile  Indians, 
and  much  of  the  credit  he  received  as  a  successful  carrier  is  due 
to  the  information  he  received  from  the  Warm  Spring  Indians. 
When  they  came  East  to  introduce  their  medicines  he  was  made 
their  manager,  and  in  1882  he  was  taken  in  as  a  partner.  They 
have  been  eminently  successful  under  his  management,  and  their 
medicines  have  gained  a  reputation  unequaled  in  the  history  of 
medicine,  and  their  KA-TON-KA  has  a  larger  sale  to-day  in  the 
United  States  than  that  of  any  Blood  Purifier  ever  introduced  to 
the  public.  Its  merits  alone  have  placed  it  at  the  head  of  the  list 
of  blood  medicines,  it  being  the  only  real  Indian  Blood  Medicine  in 
the  market. 

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$1OOO  REWARD! 


One  Thousand  Dollars  will  be  paid  to  any  Consumptive 
person  who  uses  the  Warm  Spring  Consumption  Cure, 

fairly,  and  is  not  cured  by  its  use. 

This*  is  not  a  pulmonary  Cough  Syrup,  but  a  sure  Cure 
for  Ulcerated  Lungs,  its  curative  properties  are  derived 
from  a  Moss  that  grows  upon  the  rocks  above  TIMBER 
LINE  on  all  the  high  peaks  of  the  Cascade  and  Rocky 
Mountains,  it  is  the  only  vegetation  that  flourishes  at  an 
altitude  of  12000  feet  and  over.  Nourished  by  the  per 
petual  snows,  it  grows  adhering  to  the  rocks  unnoticed  by 
the  prospecter  after  valuable  minerals.  The  Indians  how 
ever  have  known  of  its  virtues  for  years  before  the  Pale- 
Face  ventured  to  explore  the  Rocky  Mountains  for  their 
hiden  treasures.  Indians  scaled  the  Rocky  Peaks  gather 
ed  this  Moss  and  fed  it  to  some  favorite  pony,  and  the 
white  man  said  the  Indian  was  too  lazy  to  cut  grass,  but 
would  rather  climb  the  Mountains  to  get  this  Moss.  The 
Indian  knew  what  he  was  about  ;  he  knew  that  when  the 
GRAND  HUNT  took  place  his  pony  would  need  wind  to 
keep  up  with  the  heard  of  Buffalo,  and  nature  had  taught 
him  that  this  Moss  acted  upon  his  pony's  lungs  and  give 
him  healthy  breathing,  or  in  other  words,  made  him  long 
winded.  OLD  How-Lisn-WAMPO,  chief  of  the  Umatilla 
Indians  knew  the  virtues  this  Moss  possessed,  when  he 
trained  his  ponies  for  their  yearly  races,  he  impoverished 


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all   the  white  men  who  came  to  these  yearly  horse  races, 

'  *  *  ..." 

although  they  brought  racers  from  the  east  to  win  this  rich 

old  Indian's  money  and  ponies.  The  Indian  runners  em 
ployed  by  the  government  to  carry  important  messages 
always  had  his  pouch  filled  with  this  Moss.  The  soldiers 
and  settlers  used  to  laugh  and  say  the  fool  Indian  had  his 
superstition.  Many  of  them  thought  he  carried  it  as  a 
charm  against  evil,  others  thought  it  was  only  a  custom, 
but  the  Indian  who  had  the  long  journey  to  make,  knew 

that    by  chewing  and   swallowing  this  Moss  his  wind  held 

r> 

out  and  his  breathing  was  rendered  easier,  therefore  he 
"used  it.  The  WARM  SPRING  INDIANS  who  have  done  more 
service  for  the  government  than  any  other  Indians  on  the 
continent,  gave  to  Col.  T.  A.  Edwards,  the  information 
about  this  Moss  and  the  use  the  Indians  made  of  it,  always 
using  it  upon  any  of  their  people  who  would  show  a  dis 
position  to  have  weak  lungs.  The  WARM  SPRING  INDIANS 
gather  this  Moss  and  with  other  barks  and  roots  they  boil 
with  maple  sap,  and  the  result  is  a  sure  cure  for  Ulcerated 
Lungs  or  consumption.  Col.  T.  A.  Edwards  has  been  us 
ing  it  upon  consumptives  since  1876,  and  every  one  who 
used  the  medicine  got  well.  The  trouble  of  getting  this 
remedy  makes'  it  rather  expensive,  still  it  is  the  cheapest 
Lung  Medicine  in  the  world.  SOLD  ONLY  BY  OUR  SPECIAL 
AGENTS  ;  put  up  in  quart  Bottles,  with  cut  of  Col.  T.  A. 
EDWARDS  on  wrapper ;  NONE  GENUINE  WITHOUT  his  signa 
ture. 
*  Price,  $5.00  per  Bottle,  or  one  dozen  Bottles  for  $50.00. 

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SCAR  FACED  BEAR, 

Hero  of  the  Lava  Beds. 


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SCAR  FACED  BEAR, 

Hero  of  the  Lava  Beds, 


Is  a  Warm  Spring  Indian.  WKile  he  is  ignorant  of  lore  learned  from  books, 
he  has  learned  much  from  the  great  teacher,  Nature,  and  in  plain  forest  and 
mountain  craft  he  is  unexcelled.  He  is  an  unerring  shot,  a  splendid  trailer, 
a  good  horseman,  and  possessed  of  an  abundance  of  that  cool  courage  so  essen 
tial  to  an  Indian.  In  the  course  of  his  career  he  has  passed  through  adven 
tures  of  the  most  startling  and  hazardous  description,  though  he  rarely  speaks 
about  himself,  and  what  we  have  learned  of  his  history  was  gleaned  by  dint 
of  much  questioning  in  conversations  around  the  camp-fire.  Physically  he  is 
a  splendid  specimen  of  manhood.  His  body  is  covered  with  scars  received  in 
battle.  He  is  tall,  broad&houldered*,  deep-chested,  and  as  strong  as  a  moun 
tain  lion. 

ONE  HEROIC  DEED  is  recorded  of  this  noble  red  man  which  may  be  of 
interest  to  our  readers.  While  in  the  employ  of  the  TJ.  S.  Government,  Scar 
Faced  Bear,  at  the  head  of  a  party  of  Warm  Spring  Indians,  was  detailed  to  es 
cort  an  emigrant  train  across  the  country. 

The  only  fear  was  from  the  Modocs,  whom  the  Warm  Springs  were  aiding 
the  Government  to  whip. 

Among  these  emigrants  was  a  family  named  Goldsmith,  consisting  of  John, 
his  wife  and  daughter,  Alice.  The  latter  was  a  beautiful  girl  of  seventeen,  as 
gentle  as  a  dove  and  as  fair  as  a  lily. 

Goldsmith  was  from  one  of  the  older  States  and  had  been  a  man  of  some 
property.  Alice  had  been  reared  in  comparative  luxury,  but  the  rough  camp 
life  of  the  emigrants  seemed  to  agree  with  her,  and  she  was  as  happy  and  • 
light-hearted  as  a  field  lark.  In  their  journey  towards  the  land  of  promise  the 
emigrants  followed  the  old  Overland  trail  and  reached  Crag's  Canyon  without 
accident  or  startling  adventure.  They  arrived  at  the  entrance  to  the  canyon 
just  at  night,  and  Scar  Faced  Bear,  who  was  riding  in  advance,  assured  the 
tired  travelers  that  they  would  soon  reach  a  camping  place.  So  far  he  had 
discovered  no  fresh  Indian  sign  and  he  was  hopeful  of  conducting  the  party 
to  their  destination  without  meeting  any  of  the  Modocs. 

Finally,  half  way  through  the  canyon,  they  reached  a  little  spring  of  pure 
water  and  prepared  to  camp  for  the  night.  The  tired  horses  and  mules  were 
unhitched  from  the  great  "prairie  schooners"  (they  had  been  dragging 
through  the  hot  alkali  sand  all  day),  and  after  being  side-lined  and  hoppled, 
were  turned  loose  to  graze  under  charge  of  two  men. 

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ATTACKED  BY  MODOCS. 

Some  of  the  emigrants  gathered  fire-wood  and  their  wives  and  daughters 
began  to  prepare  their  coarse  eventide  meal.  The  little  children  played  to 
gether  in  the  sand.  Scar  Faced  Bear  shouldererd  his  rifle,  and,  entering  a 
rough  arroyo,  began  to  climb  toward  the  top  of  the  mountain  through  which 
the  canyon  ran.  He  wanted  to  take  an  observation  and  make  sure  that  there 
-were  no  Indians  prowling  about  the  camp.  This  was  the  red  man's  favorite 
place  of  attack  upon  emigrant  trains  and  was  admirably  fitted  by  nature  for 
an  ambuscade.  The  canyon  walls  were  rough  and  broken,  composed  of 
great  masses  of  huge  bowlders  which  had  been  torn  from  the  side  of  the 
mountain  during  some  terrible  convulsion  of  nature.  Among  these  rocks  a 
thousand  Indians  could  secrete  themselves  and  with  their  rifles  hurl  a  shower 
of  death  down  upon  anyone  passing  through  the  canyon. 

Scar  Faced  Bear  was  halfway  up  the  mountain  when  a  deafening  and 
blood-curdling  yell  rose  high  above  the  innocent  prattle  of  the  children 
playing  about  the  sand.  The  opposite  canyon  wall  caught  the  sound  waves 
and  hurled  them  back  in  a  thousand  echoes.  A  hundred  painted  Indians 
leaped  from  their  hiding  places  ;  there  was  a  confused  rattle  of  firearms, 
shrieks,  groans,  curses,  screams.  Scar  Faced  Bear  saw  that  the  emigrants 
were  attacked  by  an  overwhelming  force  and  he  sank  down  among  the  rocks 
with  a  shudder  of  apprehension. 

Suddenly  a  woman's  scream  rent  the  air  and  'he  started  to  his  feet  and 
peered  down  the  arroyo. 

Alice  Goldsmith  was  struggling  up  the  rocky  defile,  closely  pursued  by 
two  Indians.  Her  long  golden  hair  streamed  behind  her  and  her  face  was 
white  with  terror. 

Scar  Faced  Bear  determined  to  save  her.  He  raised  his  Winchester,  took 
quick  aim  at  the  foremost  Indian,  pulled  the  trigger,  and  instantly  covering 
the  red  man's  companion,  fired  again.  Both  of  the  bucks  dropped  down 
among  the  rocks  dead,  and  Scar  Faced  Bear  ran  toward  the  poor  fugitive  who 
had  fallen  to  the  ground  overcome  with  fatigue  and  terror.  He  raised  her 
up  and  whispered  a  few  encouraging  words  into  her  ear. 

"  If  we  can  only  reach  the  top  of  the  mountain,"  Jie  said,  we  can  escape. 
Lean  on  me  and  I  will  help  you." 

The  trembling  girl  obeyed  and  they  reached  the  top  of  the  mountain  with 
out  attracting  the  attention  of  the  Indians,  who  were  busily  engaged  in  the 
canyon  below,  scalping  the  slain  and  plundering  the  wagons. 

Scar  Faced  Bear  and  Alice  Goldsmith  had  alone  escaped  massacre.  To 
gether  they  struck  out  across  the  mountain  and  eventually,  after  many  priva 
tions  and  much  sufferings,  reached  Fort  Warner. 

Scar  Faced  Bear  reported  the  presence  of  Indians  and  a  party  of  soldiers 
started  out,  under  his  guidance,  to  pursue  and  punish  the  red  murderers, 
,rhen  he  returned  to  the  post,  after  an  unsuccessful  search  for  the  Indians,  who 
had  hidden  themselves  among  the  rocky  canyons. 

One  year  after,  the  uncle  of  Alice  Goldsmith  presented  Scar  Faced  Bear 
with  a  fine  rifle. 


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-KB  01  SWIFT 


Ka-Ros-Ka7  or  Swift  Runner,  is  an  old  warrior 
who  served  the  Government  in  1866  against  the 
Hostile  Snake  Indians.  He  is  one  of  the  original 
eighteen  who  were  brought  East  in  1874  on  exhibi 
tion.  He  was  in  Europe  with  the  troupe.  He  is 
very  old,  and  although  he  has  been  traveling  for 
many  years,  he  has  not  learned  to  speak  English. 
The  old  Indians  do  not  learn  the  language  of  the 
Pale  Face  as  readily  as  the  children  and  the  younger 
Indians.  Ka-Ros-Ka,  however,  has  been  of  great 
service  to  the  troupe,  by  his  wonderful  memory  of 
the  remedies  used  by  the  Indians.  He  knows  what 
will  cure  cancer,  and  can  go  to  the  woods  and  bring 
in  a  remedy  for  consumption.  He  superintends  the 
making  of  KA-TON-KA,  and  is  a  firm  believer  in 
the  mysterious  incantation  practiced  by  the  Pacific 
Coast  Indians  before  the  Pale  Face  ever  made  his 
appearance  amongst  them.  Swift  Runner  is  a  good 
specimen  of  his  race,  tall,  straight,  and  quick  of  ac 
tion.  His  eye  has  that  nervous,  restless  motion  that 
characterizes  the  wild  Indian.  He  takes  a  great  in 
terest  in  the  sick  people  who  come  to  get  their 
medicines,  and  gives  them  the  benefit  of  his  knowl 
edge. 

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o  3D  o  o  OIL- 


19  XHK    GRKAT 


"iiimmiiiiiiimimiiiimiiiii 


TOOTH-ACHE, 

DEAFNESS, 


Pain  In  Back, 


PAIN  IN  CHEST, 


iiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 


RK9IIvDY!- 


1 1  ii  mil  minimum  i  inn  mil 

NEURALGIA 
Htieumatism, 


ALL 


CUTSJBUBNS, 

CHOLERR 

ETC.,ETC. 


'"""""  .......  iiiininmnm 


WIFE  OF  DONALD  McKAY. 


HISTORY  OK    MODOC  Oil,. 

The  Navajoe  Indians,  when  they  worship  the  Great  Spirit,  by 
daticiiijj  the'Kire  Dance,  -which  has  caused  much  comment  from 
White  I»eople  who  have  witnessed  it,  smear  their  bodies  -with  a 
clay  that  is  first  moistened  with  the  bruised  leaves  of  the  Snake 
Weed,  which  is  also  used  in  poisons  of  all  kinds. 

The  Mosquito  Indians,  the  Zunis,  the  Pueblos  and  the  Mpdocs  have  used  the  same 
remedy  for  hundreds  of  years  for  the  cure  of  Snake  Bites,  Stings  of  Bees,  Poisons  of  all 
kinds,  and  all  inflammatory  Pains.  They  formerly  gathered  the  remedy  only  when 
required  for  immediate  use.  Other  tribes  had  tried  in  vain  to  obtain  the  secret  of  this 
medicine,  but  the  Indians  preserving  this  knowledge,  were  too  crafty  and  cunning.  The 
Warm  Spring  Indians  had  on  several  occasions  offered  to  trade  with  the  Modocs,  offering 
horses,  cattle  and  sheep  for  the  secret  of  the  medicine,  but  no  inducements  prevailed, 
and  the  Modoc  Indians  religiously  kept  the  secret  to  themselves. 

In  1872  the  Modoc  War  broke  out.  The  Modocs  took  refuge  in  the  Lava  Beds.  The 
soldiers  tried  unsuccessfully  for  several  months  to  dislodge  them.  Peace  Commis 
sioners  were  sent  from  Washington  to  coax  them  out  of  their  stronghold— the 
effort  cost  the  commissioners  their  lives.  Then  Donald  McKay  and  the  Warm  Spring 
Indians  were  employed  by  the  Government  to  fight  the  Modocs,  with  permission  to 
torture  according  to  Indian  customs.  Seventy-one  Warm  Spring  Indians  entered  the 
Lava  Beds.  The  fight  lasted  three  days.  The  Modocs  then  broke  cover  and  attempted 
to  escape,  but  the  Warm  Springs  were  hot  upon  their  trail,  and  in  three  weeks  the  Mo 
docs  were  all  killed  or  captured.  Whilst  they  were  begging  for  their  scalps  and  lives, 
the  Warm  Spring  Indians  succeeded  in  getting  {/heir  secret  from  them.  Donald  McKay 
then  forbade  his  warriors  putting  to  torture  any  of  the  captives.  They  were,  therefore, 
turned  over  to  the  Government,  granted  a  trial  and  were  executed  October  3, 1873.* 

The  Warm  Spring  Indians  had  learned  from  the  whites  how  to  preserve  the  virtues 
of  their  medicine  with  alcohol  so  that  it  could  be  prepared  for  the  market.  Only  for 
the  events  narrated  above,  it  is  doubtful  if  the  civilized  world  would  ever  have  had  the 
benefits  of  this  wonderful  medicine,  MODOC  OIL..  Price  25  Cents. 


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TESTIMONIALS, 


MY  JOINTS  WERE  STIFF. 

"  For  over  eleven  years  I  have  been  getting  stiff  in  my  joints.  My  hands  and  wrists 
•were  all  drawn  out  of  shape.  Could  not  do  any  work  and  could  with  difficulty  feed 
myself.  I  was  using  everything  that  was  recommended  to  cure  stiff  joints.  &c.  I 
could  get  nothing  that  would  help  me.  At  last  the  Indians  came  with  their  reme 
dies,  and  I  tried  Modoc  Oil.  I  rubbed  my  Joints  with  it  and  it  helped  me  right  away. 
Then  I  waited  to  sec  if  my  joints  would  get  stiff  again.  They  continued  to  get  better 
and  I  used  more  of  it.  I  used  eleven  bottles  and  am  now  entirely  cured. 

MKS.  KAUFFLE, 
Dec.  21st,  1883.  10th  Street,  south  side,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

FEMALE  WEAKNESS. 

DAVID  BOWERS,  No.  10  Bedford  Ave.,  Pittsbnrg,  Pa.,  employed  by  King,  Son  &  Co., 
Glass  Works,  says: 

"  This  is  to  certify  that  my  wife  has  been  suffering  for  years  with  Female  Weak 
ness,  until  life  was  a  burden.  I  employed  all  the  doctors  in  our  vicinity,  my  wife  get 
ting  worse  all  the  time.  She  took  medicine  all  the  time  that  we  saw  advertised;  of 
all  we  procured,  nothing  that  we  could  get  appeared  to  help  her.  She  was  beginning 
to  think  that  there  was  no  help  for  her  case.  I  went  one  night  to  see  the  Indians  and 
bought  a  bottle  of  KA-TON-KA,  took  it  home  and  told  my  wife  that  here  was  a 
medicine  that  she  had  never  tried.  She  had  no  faith  in  it,  but  took  it  the  same  as  she 
had  taken  hundreds  of  bottles  of  stuff  before.  She  commenced  to  get  better.  She  has 
used  thirteen  bottles  and  is  as  well  as  she  ever  was  before.  Yours.  &c., 

DAVID  BOWERS. 

EAST  LIBERTY,  PITTSBUKG,  PA.,  Oct.  20,  1883. 

Last  night,  after  I  went  home  from  your  exhibition,  I  could  hear  the  clock  tick 
across  the  room,  something  I  had  not  done  before  for  two  years.  I  will  continue  to 
use  the  oil.  Yours,  &c.,  JOHN  WORRELL. 

MKADVII.LK,  April  3,  1884. 

Sirs—  Please  let  me  know  how  you  sell  KA-TON-KA  by  the  dozen  bottles.  I  have 
taken  one  bottle  for  Kidney  cure  and  think  it  cannot  be  excelled,  and  I  would  like 
to  introduce  it  here  and  want  to  know  your  terms  and  inducements,  and  also  the 
Modoc  Oil.  Address, 

MISS  MAGGIE  FRANKLIN,  Meadville,  Pa. 

To  WHOM  IT  MAY  CONCERN: 

The  greatest  and  sweetest  of  earthly  comforts  is  health.  But  for  four  long  years  I 
have  been  wasting  away,  owing  to  Dyspepsia  and  Affections  of  the  Liver  and  Kid 
neys,  which  brought  on  a  complication  of  diseases  undermining  the  body  and  mind. 
During  this  period  I  had  recourse  to  every  remedy,  patent  and  professional,  that  I 
could  possibly  avail  myself  of,  without  any  material  benefit.  At  last  the  Indian  Ka- 
Ton-Ka,  the  great  "Nature's  Gift  to  Nature's  Children,"  was  providentially  brought 
before  my  notice,  and  I  tried  it.  This,  in  a  very  short  time,  produced  a  new  tone  to 
the  system,  giving  strength  and  vigor  to  the  body  as  well  as."  buoyancy  and  courage  to 
the  mind.  I  feel  now  comparatively  well,  and  believe  that  by  continuing  to  take  the 
Indian  Ka-Ton-Ka,  I  shall  soon  enjoy  my  former  health  and  comfort.  And  I  deem  it 
my  duty  to  suffering  humanity  to  bear  this  testimony  to  the  above  great  Nature's 
remedy. 

YOUNGSTOWN,  O.  ,Sept.  14,  1883.  DANIEL  G.  GRIFFITH. 

RHEUMATISM  CURED. 

I  wish  to  say  something  to  my  old  comrades  in  the  late  rebellion.  I  have  suffered 
with  rheumatism  ever  since  I  came  home  from  the  army.  I  served  in  Company  I, 
63d  Regiment,  Pennsylvania  Volunteers.  I  mention  this  so  that  old  rheumatic  sol 
diers  will  know  where  to  locate  me.  All  the  doctors  that  I  tried  and  all  the  medicines 
that  I  used  did  me  no  good.  My  sufferings  were  only  relieved  by  pleasant  weather 
and  aggravated  by  each  damp  or  cold  change.  The  Warm  Spring  Indian  Medicine. 
Ka-Ton-Ka,  was  being  introduced  in  my  town.  Other  people  were  getting  cured  and 
they  prevailed  on  me  to  try  it.  I  am  now  a  well  man  and  can  recommend  Ka-Ton-Ka 
as  a  cure  for  Rheumatism. 

McKEESPOKT,  PA.,  Oct.  12,  1883.  ARCHIBALD  WATSON. 

BELLE  VERNON,  PA.,  March  17,  1884. 

Gents—  Your  medicine,  Modoc  Oil,  has  done  so  much  good  that  I  enclose  the  money 
for  another  dozen  bottles.  Please  send  by  express.  I  myself  am  using  it  for  Catarrh  and 
find  that  it  is  helping  me  very  much.  Others  have  tried  it  for  Sick  Headache  and  are 
loud  in  their  praises  of  it.  Yours  truly,  WILLIAM  C.  FISH. 

SUFFERED  WITH   RHEUMATISM. 

I  had  Rheumatism  for  three  years,  confined  to  the  house  almost  all  the  time,  and 
most  of  the  time  to  my  bed.  I  tried  all  the  medicines  that  I  could  hear  of.  Employed 
doctors  until  I  had  no  more  money.  'My  Rheumatism  was  getting  worse  and  I  was 
getting  less  able  to  bear  it.  The  Indians  cairn;  and  were  advertising  their  medicines  to 
cure  Rheumatism.  I  went  to  see  them  and  concluded  to  try  Ka-Ton-Ka.  Used  two 

'  DAVID  K.  EVANS. 


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HIHIE  Hc«T. 


Minnie  came  East  in  the  Spring  of  1874,  with  her  father  and  mother  and  18  of 
her  people,  who  had  just  made  their  great  record  as  Indian  fighters,  conquering 
Captain  Jack  and  his  band  of  Modocs,  and  ending  an  Indian  war  that  has  no 

parallel  in  American  history.  She  was  then  only 
six  years  old.  She  accompanied  her  parents  and 
the  troupe  to  Europe,  visiting  Austria,  Germany, 
Belgium,  Scotland  and  England;  in  all  of  these 
countries  she  was  much  admired  and  petted.  The 
troupe  returned  to  America  in  the  spring  of  1876, 
and  remained  during  that  snmmer  in  Philadelphia. 
The  winter  of  1876-77  she  made  her  first  appearance 
in  school,  her  manager,  Col.  L.  A.  Edwards,  sending 
her  to  the  fourth  ward  public  school  in  Pittsburgh, 
Pa.,  where  she  remained  during  the  winter.  She 
afterward  attended  school  in  Detroit,  Chicago  and 
other  cities  where  the  troupe  remained  for  any 
length  of  time.  She  thus  acquired  a  fair  education, 
as  she  was  apt  and  studious. 

The  Warm  Spring  Indians  are  great  riders,  and 


MINNIE 


•^  Was  no  exception,  always  on  horseback  when  op 
portunity  offered.  When  she  was  only  thirteen  years  of  age  she  accomplished  the 
most  wonderful  feat  of  horsemanship  ever  attempted  by  any  person,  viz:  Riding 
Fifty  Miles  in  Three  Hours,  using  fifteen  ponies,  changing  horses  every  mile.  She 
saved  the  race  by  twelve  minutes,  accomplishing  a  feat  never  before  attempted  by 
any  woman. 

The  following  account  of  her  death  will  be  read  by  the  many  people  who 
knew  her  with  genuine  feelings  of  sorrow: 

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DEATH  OF 

MINNIE  McKAY. 


"How  is  Miss  Minnie  getting  along?"  asked  a  gentleman,  meeting  Donald 
McKay  in  the  street  a  short  time  ago.  The  great  scout's  head  drooped  upon  his 
breast  for  a  moment,  then,  looking  at  his  questioner,  he  answered  in  faltering 
tones,  while  the  tears  rolled  down  his  cheeks,  that  Minnie  was  dead.  She  had 
caught  cold  last  spring,  while  tending  the  medicine  in  the  Aquarium,  Thirty-fifth 
Street,  New  York,  and  after  rallying  from  the  first  attack,  had  a  relapse,  and  died 
while  en  route  for  Warm  Springs,  Oregon,  with  her  mother.  Indians  are  noted  for. 
their  stolid  demeanor,  seldom  showing  any  outward  manifestation  of  sorrow  or 
pleasure  ;  yet  this  brave  warrior,  noted  for  his  cool  composure  and  courage,  gave 
way  to  his  feelings,  as,  in  trembling  tones  he  answered  the  questions  put  to  him. 
To  any  one  knowing  McKay  well,  it  w'ould  have  seemed  strange  to  witness  such 
deep  grief  in  a  man  so  self-contained,  even  stoical.  But  it  showed  the  more  plainly 
how  severe  the  affliction  was,  and  what  a  crushing  blow  to  the  father's  loving  heart. 
To  the  mauy  friends  of  the  McKays,  the  news  of  Minnie's  death  will  come  with 
startling  suddenness.  She  was  universally  known  and  loved,  a  favorite  with  all, 
and  a  great  attraction  wherever  she  went.  A  brief  history  of  her  short  life  will  no 
doubt  prove  interesting  to  many.  Minnie  McKay,  the  only  child  of  Donald 
McKay,  the  famous  Indian  scout,  was  born  April  13,  1867,  and  came  east  with  her 
parents  shortly  after  the  close  of  the  Modoc  War,  in  which  contest  between  the 
Indians  and  whites  McKay  rendered  such  great  service  to  the  United  States 
Government.  Although  constantly  traveling  in  this  country  and  Europe  with  her 
father,  he  gave  her  every  opportunity  to  secure  a  good  education,  and  took  great 
pride  in  her  proficiency  in  various  accomplishments.  She  was  a  fine  performer 
upon  several  musical  .instruments,  particularly  the  guitar  and  piano,  was  exceed 
ingly  modest  and  well-bred,  quiet  and  unassuming,  yet  possessing  abundant  self- 
possession  and  dignity.  Every  one  who  met  her  admired  and  respected  her,  and 
her  pretty  face  and  pleasing  manners  made  her  a  favorite  with  young  and  old. 
Her  health  was  poor  at  times,  during  the  past  winter,  but  no  alarm  was  felt  by  her 
parents  until  March,  when  her  exposure  to  the  strong  draughts  in  the  Aquarium 
building,  where  the  Indian  Medicine  was  being  sold,  resulted  in  a  severe  attack  of 
pneumonia.  Upon  her  recovery,  her  father  sent  her  on  the  way  home  to  Oregon, 
accompanied  by  her  mother.  The  young  girl  had  formed  many  pleasant  anticipa 
tions  of  what  she  would  do,  when  she  reached  the  home  she  had  not  seen  for  nine 
years,  planning  improvements,  continuing  her  studies,  and  waiting  for  her  father's 
return.  But  her  anticipations  were  never  to  be  realized.  On  the  way  home  she 
had  a  relapse,  pleuro-pneumonia  set  in,  and  she  died  July  12,  at  San  Francisco, 
before  reaching  the  friends  she  was  expecting  to  see  after  so  long  an  absence.  The 
news  of  her  death  unnerved  and  disheartened  the  father  as  no  danger  nor  hardship 
could  ever  have  done.  He  fairly  idolized  his  daughter,  and  her  death,  coming  so 
suddenly  upon  their  first  separation,  made  the  affliction  even  harder  to  bear.  Tor 
ture  could  never  have  made  Donald  McKay  wince,  but  his  child's  death  bowed  his 
proud  head,  and  cast  a  gloom  upon  his  life  nothing  can  ever  efface.  His  hopes, 
his  pride,  and  his  happiness  are  buried  in  the  small  grave  in  the  cemetery  at 
San  Francisco,  Cal.,  where  his  child  lies.  Time  may  make  him  more  submissive 
to  the  infliction,  but  it  will  not  lighten  his  grief,  nor  make  him  forget  it.  The 
light  of  his  home  has  been  extinguished,  the  warmth  of  his  heart  has  been  chilled. 
The  loss  of  fame,  fortune  and  friends  he  would  have  counted  as  nothing  ;  but  the 
loss  of  his  daughter  has  humbled  his  proud  spirit,  and  dimmed  the  fierce  flash  of 
his  eyes. 


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Endorsements  that  Talk ! 

You  must  Believe  tHese  Verifications 


All  Allentown  can  swear  to  the  truth  of  this  man's  statement.  To  those 
knowing  him  personally,  an  explanation  of  his  former  physical  condition  is  un 
necessary,  but  to  those  unacquainted  with  him  and  the  facts  of  the  case,  the  follow 
ing  well  attested  testimonial  may  prove  interesting  and  beneficial : 

"  We,  the  undersigned,  citizens  of  Allentown,  Pa.,  hereby  testify  that  we  know 
WILHELM  F.  SHANEMAN,  of  our  city  ;  that  he  was  afflicted  with  rheumatism, 
and  that  his  entire,  body  was  fearfully  contracted  for  a  period  of  thirteen  long 
years.  His  terrible  sufferings  can  be  told  only  by  himself.  No  person  could  pass 
by  him  on  the  street  without  being  moved  by  sympathy  at  the  sight  of  a  man 
whose  body  was  so  contracted  that  his  chin  almost  touched  his  knees,  and  whose 
mode  of  walking  was  distressing  and  pitiable  to  behold.  To-day  he  stands  erect 
and  claims  to  be  free  from  pain. 

KA-TON-KA 

THE  INDIAN  MEDICINE! 

he  says,  has  given  him  this  great  relief,  and,  after  only  five  weeks  use,  according 
to  directions,  has  brought  about  his  present  greatly  improved  condition. 

E.  S.  Shimer,  Mayor,  Prest.  J.  Baker,  Chief  of  Police,  George  J.  Snyder,  John 
Johenning,  Rosa  Heiney,  Louisa  Loudenslager,  Eliza  Schantz,  George  W.  Mink, 
J.  George  Snyder,  T.  S.  Doering,  Henry  Snyder,  W.  E.  German,  Wm.  H.  Paul,  H. 
M.  Weibel,  J.  G.  Laepple,  Amos  M.  Weisi,  H.  M.  Worm  an,  H.  E.  Bohlen,  Allen 
Eemmel,  W.  H.  Balliet,  O.  E.  Swartz,  T.  A.  Young,  J.  E.  Lynn,  John  Appel,  C. 
Miller,  J.  W.  Krum,  Jacob  H.  White,  Mary  White,  May  Keck,  Frank  J.  Keck, 
Ed.  Miller,  Bittner  &  Hartman,  Dressier  &  Bittner,  James  Merkel,  J.  M.  DeTurk, 
P.  Fenstermaker,  T.  W.  Kramer,  J.  L.  Marsteller,  Jas.  B.  Deshler,  A.  J.  Zellner, 
Ed.  Yeager,  Eeinhard  &  Bro.,  S.  Diehl,  B.  S.  Koons,  Peter  Heller,  S.  P.  Snyder,  S. 
J.  Sensenbach,  Daniel  Eitter."  And  hundreds  more.  At  Bethlehem  I  refer  to : 
A.  Jones,  P.  C.  Laub,  John  Singer,  G.  W.  Grube. 

WILHELM  F.  SHANEMAN, 

52S  Lawrence  St.,  Allentown,  Pet, 

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MUS-QUE-TON-GA 

Or,  RED  LEAVES. 

Mus-Que-Ton-Ga,  or  Red  Leaves,  is  a  Half-Breed. 
His  mother  was  a  warm  Spring  woman  who  mar 
ried  a  white  man  by  the  name  of  Drake,  who  had 
been  a  U.  S.  soldier.  He  was  killed  by  the  Modoc 
Indians  in  1872.  Drake's  wife  raised  her  Half- 
Breed  boy  to  remember  his  father.  She  gave  him 

an  education  at  the  Catholic  Mission,  and  he  has 

« 

never  forgotten  his  training.  He  is  a  devout 
Christian.  His  education  fitted  him  for  the  posi 
tion  he  occupies,  that  of  an  interpreter  with  the 
troupe. 

He  is  a  young  man  of  good  morals,  and  is  much 
sought  after  in  every  town  the  troupe  visits  by  the 
young  men  of  about  his  own  age.  Mus-Que-Ton- 
Ga  is  agreeable  and  pleasant  to  all  who  make  his 
acquaintance,  and  he  looks  after  the  interest  of  the 
Indians,  watching  the  sales  of  their  medicines 
closely.  He  is  of  great  use  to  the  Indians.  He 
takes  part  in  all  of  their  performances.  Red 
Leaves,  by  his  genial  manners  and  courteous  de 
meanor,  wins  the  favor  of  all  with  whom  he  comes 
in  contact. 

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KA-TON-KA 

—IS  A— 

PERFECT  REMEDY 

-FOR  THE  CURE  OF 

GRAVEL  OR  STONE  IN  THE  BLADDER, 
BRIGHT'S  DISEASE, 

TORPIDITY  OF  LIVER, 

IRRITABLE  URETHRA  DROPSY, 
CATARRH  OF  BLADDER, 

PAIN  IN  THE  BACK, 
BLEEDING  FROM  BLADDER, 

LEUCCORRHCEA,  BARRENNESS, 
INFLAMMATION  OF  THE  BLADDER, 
NON-RETENTION  OF  THE  URINE, 

MUCOUS  AND  MILKY  DISCHARGE,  Etc, 


Affections  of  the  kidneys  are  numerous  and  of  a  serious 
nature.  In  these  affections  and  those  of  the  urinary  or 
gans,  the  symptoms  may  be  more  or  less  pain  in  the*  back, 
headache,  dimness  of  sight,  irregularity  of  passing  water, 
often  accompanied  by  severe  pains,  fever,  vomiting,  swel 
ling  of  the  face,  body  or  limbs,  diarrhoea,  anxiety,  deli 
rium,  cold  sweats — and  often  death  is  the  final  result. 

CAUSES. — It  may  be  the  result  of  exposure  to  cold  and 
wet,  disease,  pregnancy,  intemperance,  violent  emotions, 
injuries  of  brain,  spinal  cord,  gravel  or  stone,  retention 
of  urine,  inflammation 'of  the  bladder,  etc. 

Cases  of  this  kind,  and  which  have  been  a  source  of 
annoyance  to  the  practitioner  for  years,  and  of  suffering 
and  disappointment  to  the  patient,  are  quickly  cured  by 
the  use  of  KA-XON-KA. 

3F»3FLI03E3    &L.OO    DF»ESR    HBOTTXjE. 

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WI-NE-MAH 

Or  BIRD  OF  THE   MOUNTAIN. 

Wi-Ne-Mah  or  Bird  of  the  Mountain  is  a  beau 
tiful  little  Indian  maiden,  who  inherits  from  her 
father,  the  Great  Scar  Face  Bear,  much  of  his  dis 
position.     She  is  mild  and  gentle  unless  aroused 
to  anger,  then  she  is  ready  to  resent  any  insult  or 
attack,  no  matter  from  whom  it  comes.     She  h#s 
that    coyness    and    wary   reserve    so   prominent 
amongst  little   Indian    girls.     She   makes    many 
friends  wherever  she  appears  with  the  troupe.  Be 
sides  being  of  a  good  disposition,  she  is  hand 
some,  to  which  is  added  the  fact  that  she  is  rich. 
She  had  an  old  Indian  uncle,  who,  when  he  died, 
left  her  many  hundred  ponies.     They  have   in 
creased  in  number  whilst  she  has  been  traveling 
in  the  East  with  her  parents  selling  her  Great  In 
dian   Medicine,    KA-TON-KA.     According  to  the 
custom  of  her  people,  the  handsomest  young  girl  in 
the  tribe  has  to  stir  the  medicine  whilst  it  is  being 
made.     This  duty  falls  to  her,  and  Wi-Ne-Mah  can 
be   seen   nightly   occupying  the  Post  of    Honor 
amongst  her  tribe.    She  is  the  recipient  of  many 
presents  from  the  white  people  where  she  travels. 

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MA-ZUL-MA,  OR  NIGHT  BIRD, 


HER  SISTER 


Na-Ta-Qua,  or  Frozen  Water, 


Are  the  daughters  of  that  noted  Indian  athlete,  KUNNING  ANTELOPE.  They 
are  a  happy  pair,  full  of  vivacity  and  life.  Their  tender  love  for  each  other  is  but 
a  natural  evidence  of  their  Indian  blood,  for  Indians  think  more  of  their  relations 

than  white  people  do.  These  little  Indian 
girls  are  objects  of  great  interest  with 
the  Warm  Spring  Indian  Troupe.  Their 
wild  nature  make  them  coy  and  reserved, 
their  black  eyes  flash  suspicion  and  de 
light  alternately  as  the  many  white  people 
crowd  around  and  offer  them  kindnesses 
and  desire  to  get  acquainted — a  thing 
that  can  not  be  accomplished  at  once. 
Their  Indian  nature  requires  more  than 
*•-"  passing  acquaintance  to  gain  their 
|  /-  confidence. 

MA-ZUL-MA  is  all  the  time  watching 
i  her  younger  sister,  NA-TA-QUA,  and  is 
ready  in  a  moment  to  resent  any  wrongr 
she  may  imagine  is  being  contemplated. 
So  jealous  is  she  of  her  sister  that  she 
watches  every  move  that  is  made  by 
their  visitors.  Her  suspicions  are  so 
easily  aroused  that  she  will  often  take 
her  sister  away  from  a  group  of  admirers  that  are  only  too  lavish  with  their  atten 
tions.  This  fond  love  for  their  relations  is  one  of  the  Indian  characteristics. 

THE  MANY  WKONGS 

the  Indians  have  been  made  to  suffer  by  bad  white  people,  the  deception  of  the 
white  trader,  who  makes  presents  that  he  may  better  cheat  them  ;  promises  that 
have  been  made  in  solemn  treaties  to  be  lightly  broken,  has  made  the  Indian  sus 
picious  of  all  white  people.  In  nearly  every  Indian  lodge  their  are  traditions  of 
numerous  wrongs  extending  back  many  years,  talked  over  by  the  old,  and  it  is  no 
wonder  that  their  children  have  suspicion  and  distrust  of  all  their  white  friends. 
These  two  little  Indian  girls  are  no  exception,  and,  although  they  have  loring 
natures,  they  prefer  to  confine  their  affections  to  their  own  race. 

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HOW  THE  INDIANS  CURE 

RHEUMATISM 


The  Indians,  and  the  white  people  for  that  matter,  who  follow  beaver  trapping 
for  a  living,  are  subject  to  rheumatism.  When  they  come  into  the  trading  post  to 
sell  their  peltries  they  are  subject  to  all  sorts  of  dissipation.  There  are  the  drink 
ing  houses,  dance  houses,  gambling  houses,  with  their  allurements  and  temptations 
to  get  the  trappers'  money.  Most  of  them  fall  an  easy  victim  to  the  many  oppor 
tunities  offered  to  enjoy  themselves.  The  result  is,  their  liver  and  kidneys  become 
disordered,  and  when  they  return  to  the  mountains,  exposing  themselves  each  day 
to  the  cold  water  (as  they  have  to  go  into  the  water  to  examine  their  traps),  they 
are  soon  stiffened  in  their  joints  and  suffering  the  acute  pains  of  rheumatism.  No- 
convenient  doctor  or  handy  drug  store  within  reach,  they  therefore  have  to  adopt 
the  Indian  Cure  and  try  Nature's  Remedy. 

Now,  there  is  no  medicine  in  the  world  will  cure  rheum atiam. alone  after  it  has 
once  settled  in  the  joints.  KA-TON-KA  will  set  the  kidneys  right,  but  the  poison 
that  has  already  formed  and  settled  in  ^  joints  can  not  be  removed  by  taking 
medicine  internally.  So  these  trappers  do  -f  the  Indians  do ;  they  ^ake  of  hemlock, 
pine  or  spruce  the  boughs  and  heat  stones  red  hot  by  building  a  fire  over  them. 
They  then  roll  them  into  a  sweat-oven  that  they  make  out  of  mud.  Then  they 
take  a  gourd  full  of  water  and  a  bundle  of  these  boughs,  crawl  into  the  sweat 
house,  and  by  dipping  the  boughs  in  the  water,  then  whipping  them  on  the  hot 
stones,  they  create  steam  which  sweats  them.  Like  the  Indians,  they  have  super 
stitions,  and  they  take  twenty-one  of  these  sweats,  taking  internally  the  Indian 
Ka-Ton-Ka  all  the  time,  which  regulates  the  kidneys  and  purifies  the  blood.  When 
they  have  taken  twenty-one  sweats  the  worst  case  of  rheumatism  is  cured,  and  they 
have  not  spent  a  cent  of  money  either  for  drugs  or  doctor.  Any  one  can  cure  him 
self  the  same  way.  Take  a  handful  of  boughs  of  the  hemlock,  spruce  or  pine  ;  put 
it  into  a  bucket ;  pour  the  bucket  full  of  boiling  water ;  set  it  under  a  splint  or 
cane-bottom  chair  ;  put  the  patient  in  the  chair  with  plenty  of  blankets  wrapped 
around  up  to  the  neck.  Do  not  remove  the  blankets  until  sweat  has  stopped  flow 
ing  ;  take  twenty-one  sweats  and  take  KA-TON-KA  according  to  directions,  three 
times  a  day,  and  take  the  sweats  every  day  or  every  other  day,  or  at  least  twice  a 
week,  and  rheumatism  will  soon  be  unknown  to  you.  Head  a  testimonial  from 
Allentown,  Pa.  We  do  not  publish  all  our  cures.  Only  such  extremely  bad  cases 
that  the  citizens  of  the  town  can  testify  to. 

[30] 
FOR  SALE  BY  DRUGGISTS. 


NEZ  PERCE  CATARRH  REMEDY. . 

(Zakate,  Commonly  known  as  the  Alkali  Plant,) 
A  PERFECT  CURE  FOR  CATARRH. 


There  is  no  greater  enjoyment  of  nat 
ure's  triumphs,  and  no  greater  safeguard 
against  noxious  things  of  all  kinds*  than 
a  healthy  nose.  We  hold  the  world's 
specific  for  this  terrible  scourge,  catarrh 
and  hay  fever— the  most  filthy,  loathsome, 
and  determined  diseases  that  afflict  the 
human  family,  sinking  their  poisonous 
germs  deeper  and  deeper  into  the  throat 
and  lungs  of  its  helpless  victims,  bringing 
them  down  to  consumption,  which  daily 
sweeps  from  our  midst  those  who,  either 
from  ignorance  or  want  of  energy,  will 
make  no  effort  for  their  own  salvation,  or 
are  content  with  consulting  ignorant 
charlatans,  who  palm  off  their  injurious 
compounds  upon  the  too  credulous  suf 
ferer. 

If  you  have  Catarrh,  be  sure  and  try 
this  great  Indian  Remedy. 

[31  I 


THE  INDIAN'S  FINE  HEALTH. 


Medicine  is  and  always  has  been  the  great  mystery  of  earth,  and  this  fact  is  admitted" 
by  the  most  learned  of  those  who  practice  it.  It  is  also  admitted  that  the  mystery  is 
now  as  dark  as  ever.  Still,  a  bountiful  Providence  has,  since  He  first  created  the  world, 
ever  furnished  remedies  that  would,  when  properly  administered,  relieve  mankind 
of  the  ills  and  sufferings  which  their  own  sins  or  their  misfortunes  brought  upon 
them.  In  the  bosom  of  the  earth  He  planted  them,  and  to  the  seemingly  most  igno 
rant  of  His  creatures,  He  early  imparted  in  some  way  instruction  in  the  use  of  the 
healing  herbs.  This  was  in  accordance  with  His  wonderful  kindness  that  bestows 
upon  the  least  blessed  with  His  bounties  the  greatest  amount  of  care. 

The  Indian  was  never  given  the  blessings  of  civilization,  or  power  to  create  creat 
ure  comfort  for  himself,  neither  was  he  endowed  with  any  desire  for  such  refinements. 
To  the  Indian  was  given  almost  perfect  health  or  a  power  to  quickly  restore  it.  Those 
who  read  may  learn,  and  those  who  have  traveled  know  full  well  the  wondrous  phys 
ical  perfection  of  these  sons  and  daughters  of  the  forest  wilds,  their  power  of  sustain 
ing  the  mosi  exquisite  torture,  of  enduring  the  most  marvelous  fatigues  and  famine, 
of  performing  the  most  astonishing  feats  of  strength  and  agility,  and  of  undergoing 
exposure  and  privations  that  romancers  cannot  rival.  The  braves  and  even  the  merest 
boys  survive  wounds  that  would  quickly  put  to  death  the  stoutest  soldier  of  civili 
zation.  Their  squaws  perform  labors  and  travel  that  would  be  utterly  impossible  to 
the  most  robust  woman  of  the  white  world.  All,  unless  taken  off  by  violence  from 
enemies,  live  to  an  age  that  is  unknown  elsewhere  on  the  earth.  An  Indian  brave  will 
follow  the  trail  when  wounded  even  unto  death.  The  Indian  woman  will  be  on  the 
march,  papoose  in  her  arms,  within  two  hours  after  the  birth  of  the  little  one.  This 
is  but  an  instance  adduced,  in  regard  to  each  sex,  to  illustrate  the  vitality  that  fills* 
each  nerve  and  organ  of  the  bodies  of  this  wonderful  race.  The  facts  we  have  re- 
citei  above  are  so  well  known  to  scientists,  historians,  students,  travelers  and  all  in 
telligent  and  well  read  people  that  it  is  unnecessary  for  us  to  enter  into  elaboration 
of  proof. 

It  would,  however,  be  false  and  foolish  to  assert  that  the  Indian  never  suffers  from 
disease — he  does,  and  from  the  worst  scourges  that  afflict  mankind  when  they  are 
brought  upon  him  or  her  by  contact  with  depraved  whites.  But  it  is  equally  true  that 
the  Indian  does  not  sufier  long.  The  perfect  knowledge  possessed  by  the  medicine  man 
of  his  tribe  brings  the  most  speedy  relief  known  to  nature,  and  the  fact  that  regular 
and  previous  medication  is  attended  to,  so  fits  the  body  to  throw  off  disease  that  recov 
ery  is  certain.  Indeed  this  system  of  regular  medication  at  stated  times  is  the  grand 
reason  of  the  enjoyment  of  perfect  health,  spite  of  continued  exposure,  and  the  reason 
also  that  disease  does  not  more  often  and  fatally  attack  even  when  directlv  exposed 
to  it. 

The  remedies  used  by  Indian  Medicine  men  are  simply  roots,  herbs,  plants  and  shrubs. 
The  proper  administration  and  preparation  of  these  has  been  traditionally  handed 
down  from  one  to  another,  for  ages  even  before  the  Aborigines  were  inhabitants  of 
the  continent  of  America.  Their  history  is  all  tradition  and  of  all  romance  the  most 
wonderful  and  exciting.  A  use  of  the  preparations  made  by  the  medicine  men  made 
at  certain  stated  intervals  by  all  the  tribe,  is  part  of  the  Indian  religion,  and  to  this  is 
ascribed  that  vitality  which  renders  them  rivals  of  the  Gods  of  mythology.  Dyspep 
sia,  that  curse  of  civilization,  is  to  the  Indian  unknown,  though  one  of  his  vices  is 
that  of  at  times  gorging  himself  with  unhealthy  food  to  an  extent  that  would  kill  a 
white  man  in  an  hour.  Headache,  to  brave  or  squaw,  kidney  or  liver  diseases,  neural 
gia,  female  disorders,  bilious  attacks,  sleeplessness,  rheumatism,  and  all  the  curses 
that  afflict  "society,"  are  as  little  feared  by  the  red  man  as  the  bite  of  a  single  mosquito 
by  a  stout  Jersey  farmer.  The  preparation  of  this  remedy  is  known  only  to  the  In 
dians  and  their  white  agents,  who  from  many  years  residence  among  them,  have 
become  to  be  considered  as  their  brothers,  and  even  these  white  agents  are  not  en 
trusted  with  all  the  secrets  of  the  medicine  men  and  the  tribe.  Certain  religious  cere 
monies  and  certain  processes  in  the  previous  preparation  of  the  roots,  herbs,  shrubs, 
barks,  etc.,  etc.,  are  alone  known  to  those  who  have  received  the  sacred  traditions, 
and  who  dare  reveal  them  only  to  others  of  their  own  race.  The  herbs  of  the  Eastern 
States  are  pretty  familiar  to  the  whites  and  most  extensively  and  satisfactorily  used, 
but  the  chief  saving  virtues  that  grow  in  and  from  the  earth  are  in  the  western,  south 
ern  and  extreme  localities,  and  these  aloire  the  red  man  can  find  and  prepare,  and  the 
fear  of  losing  the  power  to  obtain  these  .life-giving,  life-preserving  gifts  of  God  is  the 
principal  cause  of  the  refusal  of  their  sales  of  certain  reservations,  selected  by  them 
selves,  and  their  wars  to  retain  other  localities  which  they  will  not  even  allow  the  white 
man  to  press  with  his  foot.  The  loss  of  these  lands  to  the  Indians  means  loss  of  medi 
cal  plants  whereby  he  makes  and  preserves  his  life.  The  Indians  believe  that  when 
the  blood  is  kept  pure  they  are  proof  against  disease,  and  .in  the  spring  and  fall  of  the 
year  they  make  proper  use  of  the  great  blood  purifier,  KA-TON-KA,  which  is  all  that 
is  necessary  to  bring  about  this  grand  result.  All  druggists  sell  it. 

[32] 
FOR  SALE  BY  DRUCCCSTS 


DONALD  McKAY. 


Donald  McKay,  whose  picture  you  notice  on  the  back  cover  of 
this  book,  was  scout,  guide,  and  interpreter  for  the  United  States 
government  from  1852  till  1874,  when  he  achieved  his  greatest 
victory  in  conquering  Captain  Jack  and  his  hostile  Modocs.  Af 
ter  two  thousand  soldiers  and  Oregon  volunteers  had  been  fight 
ing  the  Modocs  for  seven  months  without  making  any  impression, 
Doiiold  McKay,  with  only  seventy-one  Warm  Spring  Indians, 
killed  and  captured  the  whole  band. 

His  people,  the  Warm  Spring  Indians,  think  him  the  greatest 
man  that  ever  lived,  and  'he  undoubtedly  is  the  greatest  of  his 
class  of  men.  He  has  traveled  extensively, — speaks  English,  Ger 
man,  French,  and  Spanish,  besides  many  Indian  tongues  spoken 
west  of  the  Rocky  Mountains.  In  1876,  whilst  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa., 
he  concluded  to  do  something  that  had  never  been  done  before, 
although  many  of  his  white  friends  had  tried  to  get  from  him 
.secrets  that  the  Indians  never  divulge;  that  is,  the  secrets  of  their 
medicines,  although  he  never  was  a  medicine  man  amongst  his 
people.  His  reputation  had  been  built  upon  a  more  lofty  and 
enduring  foundation,  but  his  association  with  the  army,  and  his 
extensive  acquaintance  with  white  people,  induced  him  not  to  tell 
the  secrets  of  his  medicines,  but  to  introduce  them  himself.  Ac 
cordingly  he  associated  himself  with  T.  A.  Edwards,  an  old  ac 
quaintance  and  friend,  and  a  company  was  formed  for  the  pur 
pose  of  doing  something  that  had  never  been  done  before — the 
introduction  of  Real  Indian  Medicines.  Donald  McKay  got  the 
people  of  his  tribe  to  gather  the  remedies  in  their  proper  seasons, 
dry  them,  and  have  them  sent  east  to  him  and  his  partner.  They 
disposed  of  them  in  the  condition  the  Indians  had  sent  them, 
leaving  it  to  the  sick  persons  to  prepare  for  themselves.  Many 
who  bought  them  either  prepared  them  carelessly,  or  neglected  to 
prepare  them  at  all,  and  the  medicines  did  not  always  give  the 
, satisfaction  they  would  have  done  if  they  had  been  properly  pre 
pared.  Whilst  in  Boston  in  1882,  they  were  shown  by  the  drug 
gists  how  to  prepare  their  medicine  so  that  it  could  be  bottled, 
and  take  its  place  amongst  proprietary  remedies.  Since  that  time 
it  has  met  with  great  success.  As  it  is  now  of  uniform  quality 
and  strength,  the  patient  does  not  have  to  rely  upon  careless  or 
indifferent  people  to  prepare  it  for  him,  and  the  public  have  a  pure 
and  genuine  Indian  Medicine.  This  is  the  first  time  in  the  his 
tory  of  this  country  that  a  Genuine  Indian  Medicine  was  given  to 
the  public,  gathered,  prepared,  and  sold  by  the  Indian  themselves. 


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